= Сообщение: 4321 из 7124 ====================================== FTSC_PUBLIC = От : Carol Shenkenberger 1:275/100 21 Feb 19 18:39:10 Кому : Ward Dossche 21 Feb 19 18:39:10 Тема : Re: Campaigning... FGHI : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=7137.ftsc_pub@1:275/100+20d4887f На : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=2:292/854+0c2e3a00 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: ASCII ================================== ============================================================================== Re: Re: Campaigning... By: Ward Dossche to Carol Shenkenberger on Sun Feb 17 2019 11:26 am
CS>WD>> I don't think you understand how, in the grand scheme of CS>WD>> Fidonet-things, irrelevant Planet Connect was.
CS>> It was fairly significant in parts of the USA that I was in for a CS>> time. I'm ot sure what footprint they had outside the USA.
WD> I hope you have read "in the grand scheme of things".
Yes, I did. I started Fidonet in a sane little corner (net202, San Diego) where for a long time our dialup cost was covered by a local business. Eventully that ended as PC came in and we downloaded from there and only paid Cost Recovery Program (CRP) for landline outbound replies to get out. We drew from Nevada as in-state landline fees were higher.
Later I offer to funnel feed Alpine as I am a free dial and they have their own PC dish. Instead someone well above me gets stupid and says not allowed. They made their own CRP setup and dropped off the NET202 set.
Move forward and net275. PC dish northside but they charge not only PC fees and LD costs, but a profit. Lots of shenanigans but I establish a feed with the 'southern star' ( John S) and offer to cover it. I use IREX to FTP outbound with no LD cost. Net north of me finally demises but for a period they have free feeds from me.
There were some ugly 'for profit' schemas in Z1 and apparently Z2 but the only personal experience I have was the North end of what is now devolved to Net275.
BTW, in Net202, CRP bill was generally less than 5$ a month and backed by the landline bill copy. I know. I was the treasurer for some 3 years there. xxcarol --- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32 * Origin: SHENK'S EXPRESS telnet://shenks.synchro.net (1:275/100)
